Gender Masculine
Usage Estonian

Meaning & History

Variant of Jaan.

Related Names

VariantsJaan, Johannes, Juhan
DiminutivesHannes, Janek
Other Languages & CulturesGjon(Albanian) Yohannes(Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna(Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes(Armenian) Xuan(Asturian) Ganix, Iban, Ion, Jon, Juantxo(Basque) Ivan, Yan(Belarusian) Jehohanan, Johanan, John(Biblical) Ioannes(Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan(Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes(Biblical Latin) Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan, Ivo, Vancho, Yanko(Bulgarian) Jan, Joan(Catalan) Jowan(Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni(Corsican) Ivan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Vanja(Croatian) Ivan, Hanuš, Honza, Jan, Janek(Czech) Ivan, Hans, Jan, Jannick, Jannik, Jens, Johan, Johannes, John, Jon(Danish) Han, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jan, Jantje, Jo, Johan, Johannes, John, Joop(Dutch) Ivan, Evan, Hank, Ian, Jack, Jake, John, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shayne, Shon, Van(English) Joĉjo, Johano(Esperanto) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón(Faroese) Jone(Fijian) Hannes, Hannu, Jani, Janne, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juha, Juhana, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi(Finnish) Yvan, Jean, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yann, Yannick, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann(French) Xan, Xoán(Galician) Ivane, Ioane, Vano(Georgian) Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Jan, Jo, Johann, Johannes(German) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni(Greek) Keoni(Hawaiian) Yochanan(Hebrew) Iván, Jancsi, Jani, János(Hungarian) Hannes, Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón(Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes(Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane(Irish) Ivan, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovanni, Giovannino, Nino, Vanni(Italian) Joannes, Johannes(Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis(Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng(Limburgish) Hansel(Literature) Jonas(Lithuanian) Ivan, Jovan, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo(Macedonian) Yahya(Malay) Ġwann(Maltese) Ean, Juan(Manx) Hankin, Hann, Jackin, Jan, Jankin, Jon(Medieval English) Jehan(Medieval French) Zuan(Medieval Italian) Ivan, Hans, Jan, Jens, Jo, Johan, Johannes, John, Jon, Jone(Norwegian) Joan(Occitan) Yahya(Persian) Jin(Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janusz(Polish) Ivan, João, Joãozinho(Portuguese) Ioan, Ion, Ivan, Iancu, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu(Romanian) Ioann, Ivan, Vanya(Russian) Juhán(Sami) Sione(Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne(Sardinian) Ian(Scottish) Eòin, Iain(Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Jovan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovica, Vanja(Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko(Slovak) Ivan, Anže, Anžej, Ivo, Jan, Janez, Janko, Vanja, Žan(Slovene) Jan(Sorbian) Iván, Ibán, Juan, Juancho, Juanito(Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivan, Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Jan, Janne, Jens, Johan, Johannes, John, Jon, Jöns(Swedish) Sione(Tongan) Yahya(Turkish) Ivan(Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan(Walloon) Evan, Ianto, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Siôn(Welsh)
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Name Days

Estonia: October 22
Entry added May 30, 2025